homeland
🇺🇸
/ˈhəʊmlænd/
🇬🇧
/ˈhəʊmlænd/
noun
C1
the country where someone was born and grew up
She felt a strong connection to her homeland and its traditions.
R
in South Africa's past, an area where black people had to live under apartheid
The apartheid government created separate homelands for different ethnic groups.
translation
the country where someone was born and grew up; in South Africa's past, an area where black people had to live under apartheid
Word Forms
Plural
homelands